Harvester with a sensor mounted on an aircraft
US8909389B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2101/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sensor for monitoring a plant population in front of a harvester and a transfer process of the crop from the harvester to a transport vehicle is arranged on an unmanned aircraft. The aircraft moves in the vicinity of the harvester in the harvesting mode and communicates in a wireless fashion with a control unit that controls an actuator for influencing an operating parameter of the harvester and/or the transport vehicle (in real time based on signals of the sensor in the harvesting mode.
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